Hello.
Is this a clean new install of MySQL, or you have already installed MySQL instance? Please provide more information about your OS version (I guess it is Windows, isn't it?). May be some tips from the manual could be helpful: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-troubleshooting.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html Kevin Pollard wrote: > Today I downloaded and installed MySQL 5.0 (the "Complete Package"). > > Everything seemed to go with the install until it got to the "Processing > configuration..." stage. > It successfully completed "Prepare configuration", and "Write > configuration file", and "Start service". > > But it failed when it got to "Apply security settings" with the error > message "The security settings could not be applied. Error number 2003. > Can't connect ot MySQL server on 'locahost' (10061) > > What can I do about that? > > > Kevin > > > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]